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[Jannie2948]

I have just come back from a visit to my Dr's to get my prescription filled. My usual Dr I see was on holiday so I had to see another. What an absolute horrible person he was! I came out of there feeling awful. He more or less told me I'm overweight, not to take diazepam and I should think about reducing my mg of citalopram!! Oh I feel so good now :-) I felt fine before I saw him, only wanted a repeat prescription, now my head is splitting and I am so angry. My other Dr is a sweetie and says I can be on the citalopram for as long as I need them and I only ever take the 2mg of diazepam when I feel more anxious. I have come out of there feeling so angry I'll need to calm down :-)

Just needed a little rant, good job I can do that on here :-)

Jannie x x

[london]

report him

[alias_kev]

Sorry you had a bad time at the Drs. Some appear to have little understanding of anx/dep, and they are constantly heckled by the PCTs for prescribing practically anything. Try and get by until yours is back and go and see them again.

[kev]

Sorry to hear that Jannie.

Some doctors can be so bad it's untrue.

I've changed doctors and she is absolutely amazing and it has made such a difference to the way I feel about healthcare in general.

Go and see your normal one as soon as poss and try and put that horrible incident out of your mind.

Take care,

Kev.

[Bexmumto3]

Sounds like the doctor I saw a few weeks ago, I ended up telling him what I thought of him & walked out mid appointment & refuse to see him anymore, I complained of dizziness so he examined my neck/head by moving it around really nastily then he made me stand in the room with my eyes closed & arms out & I started to cry as I was wobbling all over so he told me I was depressed because I was crying I was like no I'm crying because I am scared & you have hurt me!!
Oh & I always get the you are overweight one, so I say yeah I know thanks I have seen & if they are really nasty about it which some have been then I tell them that I would rather be overweight than a rude person like them.
There is no need for them to be like it, I would complain. x

[Jannie2948]

Thanks for the replies, it was blooming horrible and the worst of it is I had been feeling so good, only wanted a repeat prescription. Since going to the Dr's on Tuesday I have felt horrible. Tonight I can't seem to get a deep breath and it is making me more anxious. I could hit him cos I have been feeling so good lately. I feel like I have gone 2 steps backwards. I'm going to make another appointment to see my usual Dr next week when he is back from his holidays.

I know that feeling Bexmumto3, often feel dizzy and when you get a blooming Dr who doesn't understand what you are going through it makes everything feel ten times worse. The weight thing really gets me, I lost about 2 stone when I first when on citalopram because I could just not eat. I just want to feel well, blow the weight, doesn't bother me at all, just want my head right!!! He also took my blood pressure and just pulled a face, I told him my blood pressure always goes up as I suffer with white coat syndrome, only have to see one of those machines and my blood pressure goes up!! When I take it at home it is normal :-)

Thanks again for all your replies.

All the best to you all

Jannie x x